Table 2.—Investment Outlays, Investments, and Investors, 1992-98

	Outlays (millions of dollars)							Number
	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997/r/	1998/p/	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997/r/	1998/p/
Investments, total	15,333	26,229	45,626	57,195	79,929	69,708	201,027	941	980	1,036	1,124	1,155	1,112	1,087
U.S. businesses acquired	10,616	21,761	38,753	47,179	68,733	60,733	180,697	463	554	605	644	686	640	673
U.S. businesses established	4,718	4,468	6,873	10,016	11,196	8,974	20,330	478	426	431	480	469	472	414
Investors, total	15,333	26,229	45,626	57,195	79,929	69,708	201,027	1,019	1,094	1,144	1,213	1,302	1,265	1,187
Foreign direct investors	4,058	6,720	13,628	11,927	32,230	13,899	119,724	350	368	345	345	374	366	279
U.S. affiliates	11,275	19,509	31,999	45,268	47,699	55,809	81,303	669	726	799	868	928	899	908

p Preliminary.

r Revised.